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38-2-6
Section 38-2-6 Duties, powers, and responsibilities of state department. The aim of the state
department shall be the promotion of a unified development of welfare activities and agencies
of the state and of the local governments so that each agency and each governmental institution
shall function as an integral part of a general system. In order to carry out effectively
these aims, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the state department to: (1) Administer
or supervise all forms of public assistance including general home relief, outdoor and indoor
care for persons in need of assistance, also including those duties that have to do primarily
with the determination of need and authorization of relief. (2) Exercise all the powers, duties,
and responsibilities previously vested by law in the State Child Welfare Department. (3) Provide
services to county or municipal governments including the organization and supervision of
counties for the effective carrying out of welfare...
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45-42-82.40
Section 45-42-82.40 Definitions. For purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) APPLICATION FEE. A one-time administrative fee imposed by the
District Attorney of the Thirty-ninth Judicial Circuit as a condition precedent to participation
in a pretrial diversion program. (2) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The elected District Attorney of the
Thirty-ninth Judicial Circuit or any staff employed by the district attorney. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT.
As defined in subdivision (1) of Section 41-8A-1. (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined
in subdivision (15) of Section 36-25-1, including, but not limited to, police personnel, sheriff
personnel, district attorney investigator, Department of Human Resources personnel, parole
and probation personnel, community corrections office personnel, and court referral office
personnel, whether employed in the State of Alabama or elsewhere. (5) OFFENDER. Any person
charged with a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, any...
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14-3-58
Section 14-3-58 Notification and procedures upon escape of inmate; reward. (a) This section
shall be known as the "Joel Willmore Act." (b) Whenever an inmate escapes from a
penal facility, as defined in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of Section 13A-10-30, or when
a probationer or parolee who has a prior conviction for a Class A felony or a crime in which
the victim was a child less than 12 years of age or is serving a life sentence absconds from
a residential facility, it shall be the duty of the department or other agency having custody
of the prisoner to take all proper measures for his or her apprehension, and for that purpose,
it shall notify the following as soon as possible, but not later than 12 hours after the escape:
(1) The Governor. (2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (3) The sheriff and district
attorney of the county where the escape occurred. (4) The chief of police where the escape
occurred, if the escape occurred within a municipality. (5) The sheriff and...
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36-18-21
Section 36-18-21 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words, phrases or terms
shall have the following meanings, respectively unless the context thereof clearly indicates
otherwise: (a) DIRECTOR. Shall mean the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
(b) PERSON. A human being, and where appropriate, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated
association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality. (c) DNA. Deoxyribonucleic
acid. (d) DNA SAMPLE. Any biological sample containing DNA. (e) DNA RECORD. An objective form
of scientific analysis or tests which contain genetic identification characteristics of DNA
samples. (f) DNA POPULATION FREQUENCY. The frequency of occurrence of a particular DNA trait
or fragment in a particular population. (g) DNA DATABASE. That system established by the Director
of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for the purposes of collecting, storing and
maintaining DNA records. (h) DNA POPULATION...
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45-2-84.05
Section 45-2-84.05 Credit for jail time; community service; violations of terms and conditions.
(a) Any person who has been released from custody or sentenced under this part may be required
by the court to report to the Baldwin County Jail during weekends or at the times or intervals
of time as the court may direct. Jail time credit may be given for the time served and calculated
in the customary manner. In no event shall the number of days in confinement exceed the number
of days in the original sentence. Any person who has been ordered released or sentenced pursuant
to this part may be required by the judicial officer as a condition of release or sentencing
to perform community service hours for nonprofit entities, civil organizations, or government
agencies as directed and supervised by the Baldwin County Community Corrections Center. (b)
Any part of a day spent outside of jail or the custody of the Department of Corrections, but
in the actual physical custody of the Baldwin County...
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45-35-232.27
Section 45-35-232.27 Release pending trial; order. (a) A person in Houston County charged with
an offense, at an appearance before a judicial officer, may be ordered released pending a
trial on personal recognizance or upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond in an
amount specified by the judicial officer, unless the judicial officer determines, in the exercise
of discretion, that release will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required.
(b) No person in Houston County charged with an offense shall be considered for the program
created by this subpart until the accused's first appearance before a judicial officer. (c)
In determining which conditions of release will reasonably assure the appearance of a person
as required, the judicial officer, on the basis of available information as presented by the
state, city, or their representative, respectively, or the defendant, shall consider matters
such as the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, the...
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45-49-83.41
Section 45-49-83.41 Creation; procedures; collection and distribution of funds; enforcement.
The District Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama may establish a Recovery
Unit of the Special Services Division. The district attorney, after electing to establish
the unit, shall assign sufficient staff and resources to effectively operate the unit. The
recovery unit shall be created for the purpose of the administration, collection, and enforcement
of court costs, fines, fines for failure to appear in court, victim compensation assessments,
bail bond forfeitures, restitution, or other payments which are ordered in any criminal proceeding,
quasi-criminal, or any other court proceeding by any court including, but not limited to,
municipal courts, district courts, and circuit courts payable to the state, the county, to
any municipality, or town within the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, to any crime victim on any
court order or judgment entered which has not been otherwise...
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12-25-32
Section 12-25-32 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Sentencing Commission, established as a state
agency under the Supreme Court by this chapter. (2) CONTINUUM OF PUNISHMENTS. An array of
punishment options, from probation to incarceration, graduated in restrictiveness according
to the degree of supervision of the offender including, but not limited to, all of the following:
a. Active Incarceration. A sentence, other than an intermediate punishment or unsupervised
probation, that requires an offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment. The term includes
time served in a work release program operated as a custody option by the Alabama Department
of Corrections or in the Supervised Intensive Restitution program of the Department of Corrections
pursuant to Article 7, commencing with Section 15-18-110, of Chapter 18 of Title 15. b. Intermediate
Punishment. A sentence that may include assignment to any...
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38-13-7
Section 38-13-7 Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; review of determinations.
(a) Criminal history background information checks shall be performed by the Department of
Public Safety upon request by an employer, child care facility, adult care facility, or child
placing agency authorized to make a request, or the Department of Human Resources. The Department
of Public Safety shall provide a criminal history background check within a reasonable time
of the receipt of the request. National criminal history background checks shall be requested
by the Department of Public Safety from the Federal Bureau of Investigation within a reasonable
time of the request. The Department of Public Safety, upon receipt of the criminal history
background report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall forward the report to the
Department of Human Resources within a reasonable period. (b) Criminal history background
information reports shall be sent from the Department of...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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